ss importance than the circulation, convenience and artistic beauty of
the whole.

The building, being the home of the arts, should be pure in style and
classical in feeling, though not necessarily archaeological.

Drawings required, viz.: One plan and one section at the scale of
one-sixteenth of an inch to one foot, and the front elevation at the
scale of one-eighth of an inch to one foot.

Drawings to be rendered at will; to be mounted on strainers 28x40,
without frames or glass.

A sealed envelope containing the name and full address of the author,
with place and date of birth, must be securely fastened to each drawing;
the drawings and envelopes themselves must not be marked by a device of
any kind.

Drawings must be delivered to John Robert Dillon, secretary, Chicago
Architectural Club, at the club house, 274 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, on
or before Friday, November 15, 1895, charges to be prepaid. All drawings
not receiving prizes will be returned at the expense of the contributor.

L.J. MILLET, Chairman;
R.C. SPENCER, JR.
IRVING K. POND,
The Adjudicating Committee on the Robert Clark Testimonial.

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Personal.

The death of Richard Morris Hunt, at Newport, R.I., on July 31, deprives
the architectural profession in this country of the man who, since the
death of Mr. Richardson, has been its most distinguished representative.
His influence upon American architecture is possibly less directly
traceable than that of Richardson, and was more of a personal nature
through association with his brother architects, while Richardson's
example was his most important legacy to the profession.

Mr. W.S. Hebbard will, on September 1, occupy new offices in the Grant
Building, San Diego, Cal., which he is just completing for U.S. Grant,
Jr., Esq.

Among the recent additions to the working force of Mr. Aiken,
Supervising Architect of the Treasury, are Mr. F.B. Wheaton, formerly
with Messrs. Longfellow, Alden, & Harlow, and Mr. Rice, formerly with
Wheelwright & Haven.

Mr. Geo. H. Ingraham, who has recently opened an office at 6 Beacon
Street, Boston, is now absent on a short European trip.

Mr. George E. Barton, for several years with Cram, Wentworth, & Goodhue,
of Boston, has just started for a tour of England and France, with the
special purpose of studying the domestic and church architecture of the
smaller cities and towns.

Mr. C.H. Alden, who ha